# #f26ede

A color — warm, vivid, playful, bold. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#f26ede`
- RGB: rgb(242, 110, 222)
- HSL: hsl(309, 84%, 69%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.733 0.206 333.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.353
- Nearest named color: Candy Pink (#ff63e9, Δ 3.329) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/candy-pink
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/f26ede

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #f47ce2, #f58ae5, #f698e8, #f7a6eb, #f8b4ee, #f9bdf0, #fbcbf3, #fcd9f7, #fde8fa, #fef6fd
- Shades (toward black): #f051d8, #ed31d1, #eb14ca, #ca12ae, #ae0f96, #8d0c79, #710a61, #500745, #34042d, #130210

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #6ef281
- Analogous: #c46ef2, #f26e9c
- Triadic: #def26e, #6edef2
- Split-complementary: #9cf26e, #6ef2c4
- Tetradic: #f2c46e, #6ef281, #6e9cf2

## Colors that go with #f26ede

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Emerald Green sits directly opposite #f26ede on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony, pool: split] — Light Sea Green is a split-complement of #f26ede: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Netlify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/netlify-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #f26ede: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Auth0 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/auth0-com), Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Yellow Green** #9acd32 [harmony: split] — Yellow Green is a split-complement of #f26ede: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/yellowgreen
- **Light Sky Blue** #87cefa [pool] — Light Sky Blue is paired with #f26ede in two real palettes: Netlify's brand system and Mercury's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Netlify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/netlify-com), Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightskyblue
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #f26ede in two real palettes: Loom's brand system and Meadow, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com), Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Goldenrod** #daa520 [harmony: triadic] — Goldenrod completes a triad with #f26ede — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/goldenrod
- **Dark Turquoise** #00ced1 [harmony: triadic] — Dark Turquoise completes a triad with #f26ede — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkturquoise

## Contrast (WCAG 2.x, as text)

- On white (#ffffff): 2.61:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #d312b6 (4.63:1); AA: background → #383838 (4.5:1); AAA: text → #a00e8a (7.18:1); AAA: background → #141414 (7.07:1)
- On black (#000000): 8.06:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- playful: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/playful
- bold: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/bold

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/f26ede-c19fb8-85cb62-2d1f25-eee9f1?lock=0&style=vibrant
(Humans lock/regenerate in the tool; the URL is the state — read `lock=` back to see what they kept.)

## Connect an agent

Point any MCP client at the BrandSweets colors endpoint for the same engine:

- Endpoint: https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
- Tools: `analyze_color` (e.g. `analyze_color({ color: "#f26ede" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.